Improvement in fences



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Letters Patent No. 7l,"(:50,'vdated .December 3,1861?.

IIMPROVEMENT IN PENGES.

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TO VALL WHOM IIT MAY CONCERN :1,

v 'Be it knorvn that LYC. AUGUSTUS HAVILAND, of Davenport, in the county of Scott, and State ot' Iowa., have invented a new and improved Mode of Constructing Fence and Fence-Posts; and I do hereby declare that vthe following-is a true and exact description thereof.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction ofa fence-post, as shown on drawings, with slot or aperture, aboutone in ch lWide, extending across through the' post and down to withnabout -two or two anda half feet ofA Vthe bottom of the post, or not s o low for board fence; the placing of boards therleinfas shown on drawings, for tight board fence, and of boards andpieces of boards, of any desired width, `as shown on drawings,

for open board fence; the placing at top of posts of 'a board orblock, as shown on drawings, to'keep top of post together,4 and protect boards from the weather; reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making apart of this specification, in whichn Y a I Figure 1 is a perspective view, showing, at one end, an open board fence, and at the othera tight board fen-ce.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of post, v Figure?) is a view of the small pieces of boards or blocks, ofany desired width, used tolseparate the fence boards in open fence.

A Letter A represents a square board or block, placed on top of' post; letter B, a board cap-piece to entend from post to post; letter C, the slot or aperture in post. A

I What I claim for my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

p 1. The arrangement and combination of boards, blocks, and posts in the manner and fdr the purpose herein :set forth.

2. The construction of a fence-post with slot or aperture O, in the manner and for the purpose herein described.

e. AUGUsTUs HAVILAND.

Witnesses:

HENRY Noms, H. F.`BoNonDEN. 

